What was History?: Death of a genre
- ISBN-10
- 1139893971
- ISBN-13
- 9781139893978
- Series
- What Was History?
- Category
- Electronic books
- Pages
- 319
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Anthony Grafton
Description
Elegant and accessible, this book is a powerful and imaginative exploration of themes in the history of European ideas.
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- 2012-03-29
- 330 pages
- Ebook
- Cambridge University Press
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- 2012-03-29
- 330 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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- 2007-03-01
- 330 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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